#ThrowbackThursday: Holdfast Dining
Prawn heads. All I see are eyeballs and antennae. Will Preisch smirks at me, “We like to…challenge our guests.” The next thing Preisch hands over to me is a thin green plant. “It’s a sea bean. We went...
View Article#ThrowbackThursday CHOP Butchery and Charcuterie
If necessity is the mother of invention, then burn out is the mother of change. That’s exactly where Eric Finley found himself while working at a hotel in Hawaii. A lifelong restaurant rat since 15,...
View Article#ThrowbackThursday NOMAD Piercing Studio: Meeting Papa Nomad
Once the freak who got calls from Jerry Springer, “the tribal guy” pioneered and introduced organic and freehand design and technique. Part anthropologist, philosopher, jeweler, and damned good...
View ArticleBecoming Ballerina: The Portland Ballet
“Good, Nick…Now Look at him, Medea…Hold it through the note…Good, good…Which arm are you using, Nick? Yeah, that’s fine, yes.” Nancy and Jim sit beside one another against a wall of glass reflecting...
View ArticleAn Interview with Portland’s Radiation City
With their unique dreamy pop sound, it’s no wonder Portland-based band, Radiation City, has won accolades from leading publications like TIME, Rolling Stone, NPR and Nylon Magazine. Willamette Week...
View ArticleA Few Words with Portland’s Own Catherine Feeny
"For me, collaboration is exciting. It just brings inspiration to the process. I think it was harder for me early on in my career and started out playing songs in your own bedroom, and it is hard to...
View ArticleWall Art: Masu Sushi
This is the first in a new series of photos creating food art for your home. It’s a valiant first attempt, and in the future we will be shooting everything from burgers to pad thai. So, if you like...
View ArticleInterview: Brin Levinson
How do you know when a painting is finished? "Usually they’re never finished but they’re close enough."
View ArticleSNAP: Rethinking the food stamp program locally
Originally published in the #5 Poppycock: With this issue’s half-cocked concept, we turn our eyes to SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps, costs the...
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